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enSummer Reading Kickoff 2016 at Edenwaldhttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/06/28/summer-reading-kickoff-edenwald
Miranda McDermott, Bronx Library Center<p><img alt="" class="media-element file-default" height="149" src="//www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/2016%20Summer%20Reading%20Kick-off_0_4.png" style="float:right" width="150" />As always, it was a pleasure to attend the system-wide NYPL Summer Reading Kickoff at the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/edenwald">Edenwald Library</a> on June 9, 2016. I have attended this event for years, but this was my first experience volunteering at the event. I helped set up a mobile book cart with circulating books, and we put free books on tables for visitors to the library. It was great to see the staff of the Edenwald Library. We were getting geared up for an exciting day of speakers and programs for the public that focused on reading during the summer!</p>
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<figcaption class="catalog-caption"></figcaption></figure><h2>Get in the Game and Read This Summer</h2>
<p>Manny Martinez, library manager of <a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/allerton">Allerton Library</a>, emceed the event. He introduced the President of NYPL, Tony Marx. Marx let everyone know that reading can be done anywhere, including the library, and that kids and adults can read anything during the summer. He wanted kids to avoid the summer slide, which is losing grasp of literacy skills gained during the school year due to lack of reading. </p>
<p>Ray Johnson from <a href="http://www.hsbc.com/" rel="nofollow">HSBC</a>, an executive sponsor of summer reading, told the audience about a fascinating book that he is currently reading. He knows that strong communities have strong library systems, and wants to support that. He encouraged the audience to get in the game during the summer and read.</p>
<h2>NYC Council Supports Libraries</h2>
<p><a href="http://council.nyc.gov/d12/html/members/home.shtml" rel="nofollow">Andy King</a>, NYC Council Member of the 12th District, which includes the Edenwald library, spoke next. He is also the chair of the Subcommittee on Libraries for the NYC Council. He announced the amazing news that $43 million has been baselined for libraries in the Fiscal Year 2017 <a href="http://council.nyc.gov/html/budget/budget.shtml" rel="nofollow">NYC Budget</a>. King opined that reading is great because you can learn about foreign lands even if you cannot afford to visit them. Reading is cool, he told the crowd. He was joined on the stage by a young girl who is an avid reader. She told the crowd that she does <em>indeed</em> have a library card. </p>
<figure class="catalog-image caption caption caption align-right align-right inline inline"><a href="https://catalog.nypl.org/record=b20856011~S97"><img alt="surf" src="https://images.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=ContentCafeClient&amp;Password=Client&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780735842205" width="150" /></a>
<figcaption class="catalog-caption"></figcaption></figure><h2>Author Reading</h2>
<p>Author <a href="https://catalog.nypl.org/search~S97?/aalexander+kw/aalexander+kw/1%2C2%2C6%2CB/exact&amp;FF=aalexander+kwame+author&amp;1%2C3%2C/indexsort=-">Kwame Alexander</a> took the stage next. He has written 21 books, including <a href="https://catalog.nypl.org/search~S97?/aalexander+kw/aalexander+kw/1%2C2%2C6%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=aalexander+kwame&amp;2%2C%2C3/indexsort=-"><em>Crossover</em></a> and <a href="https://catalog.nypl.org/search~S97?/aalexander+kw/aalexander+kw/1%2C2%2C6%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=aalexander+kwame+author&amp;2%2C%2C3/indexsort=-"><em>Booked</em></a>. He asked the crowd to help him read one of his picture books, <a href="https://catalog.nypl.org/search~S97?/aalexander+kw/aalexander+kw/1%2C2%2C6%2CB/frameset&amp;FF=aalexander+kwame+author&amp;3%2C%2C3/indexsort=-"><em>Surf's Up</em></a>. He asked the left side of the audience to repeat a line or a question after him. Then, the right side of the audience would do the same. The effect was that it appeared that the two sides of the audience were reading the book to each other. </p>
<h2>Performing Arts Outside Edenwald Library</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.newworldhighschool.com/" rel="nofollow">New World High School</a> had singers and dancers perform. There was a Moroccan cane dance and a Middle Eastern dance. Also, they had a few singers sing the song "Hello" and "Happy." It was great to see the kids perform. It is terrific that there is still a focus on arts education in the city, since we need arts and creativity along with science and technology in our society in order to prosper and enjoy all aspects of life.</p>
<h2>Author Talk</h2>
<p>Kwame Alexander gave a talk to the kids inside the library after all of the action outside. He gave away free autographed books, and he did a rap with the kids. When he opened the floor for questions, this was the response:</p>
<ul><li>What inspired him to become a poet: Alexander's mother loved poetry, and she supported him in that endeavor.</li>
<li>Is he a rapper: Yes.</li>
<li>Does he like poetry enough to make a poetry library: Yes, he loves poetry because of all of the white space, where people can use their imaginations to think of what is not on the page.</li>
<li>What will his next book be like: He is currently writing a book about a swimmer in Africa in the nineteenth century. </li>
<li>Will he ever make a book about a runner like Jesse Owens: He had not thought of that possibility.</li>
<li>Will he write a book about a female athlete: He will consider writing a book about a female tennis player.</li>
</ul><figure class="catalog-image caption caption caption align-left align-left inline inline"><a href="https://catalog.nypl.org/record=b20049486~S97"><img alt="crossover" src="https://images.btol.com/ContentCafe/Jacket.aspx?UserID=ContentCafeClient&amp;Password=Client&amp;Return=T&amp;Type=L&amp;Value=9780544107717" width="150" /></a>
<figcaption class="catalog-caption"></figcaption></figure><p>Alexander closed with a story about the importance of perseverance. He told the audience about a time when he wrote a story that was fifty pages long. He submitted it to a publisher, and he received a rejection letter. He then rewrote the story to be 100, 150, 200, and 218 pages long. Each time, he was rejected. He then sent the manuscript to twenty different publishing houses. The story was always the same: poetry does not work for boys. Frustrated, he decided to self-publish the book. After he self-published, a publisher contacted him who wanted to publish the book. The book was <em>Crossover</em>. Then, one day, he got a call from the <a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal" rel="nofollow">Newbery Medal</a> Committee in 2015 that his book had won the award. Alexander believes that it is important to embrace all of the nos because you only need one yes. He urged the kids to stay in the game and read.</p>
<p>This year's summer reading kickoff was terrific, and the Edenwald Library was a new location for this event. Hope that you can join us next year!</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://summerreading.org" rel="nofollow">Summer Reading web site</a></li>
<li><a href="https://catalog.nypl.org/search~S97/?searchtype=X&amp;searcharg=summer+reading&amp;searchscope=97&amp;SORT=DZ&amp;extended=0&amp;SUBMIT=Search&amp;searchlimits=&amp;searchorigarg=dsummer+reading">Books about summer reading</a></li>
<li><a href="http://kwamealexander.com/" rel="nofollow">Kwame Alexander's web site</a></li>
</ul>https://www.nypl.org/blog/2016/06/28/summer-reading-kickoff-edenwald#commentsTue, 28 Jun 2016 14:50:10 -0400A Bronx Week Reading List: May 8-18https://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/05/08/bronx-week-reading-list
Jean Harripersaud, Bronx Library Center<p>One of the unique features of the Bronx is that is has a week dedicated to showcasing and celebrating all its wonderful attributes: history, literature, culture, etc. The Borough President each year has the honor of designating when the 11-day week will occur. Bronx Week 2014 begins May 8 and concludes on May 18. At the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/bronx-library-center">Bronx Library Center</a>, we have a wonderful array of <a href="http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/12/calendar?keyword=&amp;type=&amp;topic=&amp;audience=4332%2B4333&amp;series=&amp;date_op=BETWEEN&amp;date1=05%2F08%2F2014&amp;date2=05%2F18%2F2014">programs</a> to highlight the Bronx. Additionally, here is a reading list which is sure to spark your interests in all things Bronx!</p>
<h2>Music of the Bronx</h2>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="260" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Hip-Hop.jpg" width="260" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb19758762?lang=eng">American Hip-Hop: Rappers, DJs and Hard Beats</a></em> by Nathan Sacks</p>
<p>Attend a <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/07/19/doo-wop-concert-ny-exceptions">music program</a> or see a <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/17/performance-mad-about-dance">dance performance</a>.</p>
<h2>Sports in the Bronx</h2>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="346" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Yogi.jpg" width="230" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/search/C__S(How the Garcia Girls lost their accents)">Driving Mr. Yogi: Yogi Berra, Ron Guidry, and Baseball's Greatest Gift</a></em> by Harvey Araton</p>
<h2>The Bronx Zoo</h2>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="288" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Devil.jpg" width="191" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/search/C__S(How the Garcia Girls lost their accents)">The Most Defiant Devil: William Temple Hornaday and His Controversial Crusade to Save American Wildlife</a></em></p>
<h2>Bronx Biography</h2>
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<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="283" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Sonia.jpg" width="192" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/search/C__S(How the Garcia Girls lost their accents)">My Beloved World</a></em> by Sonia Sotomayer</p>
<p>Learn about other women from the Bronx at this <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/14/women-technology">program</a>.</p>
<h2>Bronx History</h2>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="277" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Northern.jpg" width="193" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb18189873?lang=eng">The Northern Borough</a></em> by Lloyd Ultan (Bronx - History)</p>
<p>Meet the Author Lloyd Ultan at this <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/12/highlights-bronx-history-bronx-borough-historian-lloyd-ultan">program</a>.</p>
<h2>Bronx Travels</h2>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="257" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Orchard.jpg" width="208" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/search/C__St:(How the Garcia Girls lost their accents)">Orchard Beach: the Bronx Riviera</a></em> by Wayne Lawrence</p>
<h2>Bronx Lives</h2>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="290" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Random.JPG" width="192" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb17844288?lang=eng">Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble and Coming of Age in the Bronx</a></em> by Adian Nicole LeBlanc</p>
<h2>Bronx Education</h2>
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<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="288" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Aliens.jpg" width="192" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb19954522?lang=eng">Why do only White People Get Abducted by Aliens: Teaching Lessons from the Bronx</a></em> by Llana Garon</p>
<p>Learn more about education in the Bronx at this <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/08/have-questions-about-common-core">program</a>.</p>
<h2>Bronx Fiction</h2>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="220" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Verghese.jpg" width="148" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/search/C__St:(How the Garcia Girls lost their accents)">Cutting for Stone</a></em> by A. Verghese</p>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="277" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Garcia_0.jpg" width="184" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/search/C__St:(How the Garcia Girls lost their accents)">How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents</a></em> by Julia Alvarez</p>
<p style="text-align:center"><img alt="" height="324" src="https://www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/Sewer_1.jpg" width="217" /></p>
<p><em><a href="http://browse.nypl.org/iii/encore/record/C__Rb19950877?lang=eng">The Last Sewer Ball</a></em> by Steven Schlindler</p>
<p>Meet other authors, poets and publishers at the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/17/2nd-annual-bronx-literary-festival">Bronx Literary Festival</a>.</p>
<p>Be a part of the "Bronx Memoir Project" and share your own Bronx Story in <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/08/clone-%E2%80%9Cbronx-memoir-project%E2%80%9D-creative-writing-workshop-patricia-o%E2%80%99hanlon">English</a> and <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2014/05/10/taller-de-escritura-creativa-para-%E2%80%9Cbronx-memoir-project%E2%80%9D-con-orlando">Spanish</a>.</p>
<p>Read some interesting <a href="http://www.nypl.org/blog/2010/07/22/made-in-the-bronx">facts about the Bronx</a>.</p>
Book listhttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/05/08/bronx-week-reading-list#commentsThu, 08 May 2014 13:05:02 -0400ReelAbilities Rules! The Disabilities Film Festival in New York Cityhttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/01/24/reelabilities-rules-disabilities-film-festival-new-york-city
Brigid Cahalan<p><span class="inline inline inline-middle inline-middle"><img src="//www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/reelabilities_traveling_program_logo_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image image-inline image-inline vertical vertical" width="273" height="60" /></span>If you haven't experienced, or perhaps even heard about, <a href="http://www.reelabilities.org/about-us" rel="nofollow">ReelAbilities</a><em>, </em>this may be the year to discover this unique festival, which is a film festival, but also <em>so much more</em>.</p>
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<p>Anita Altman of the UJA-Federation, who founded the festival in New York City in 2007, states its goal is to raise consciousness "about our common humanity and the value of each person, without regard to his or her ability or disability." This is the <a href="http://newyork.reelabilities.org/" rel="nofollow">fourth New York festival</a>, and an annual, national traveling ReelAbilities Festival has been launched in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Boston, with Chicago, Richmond, and Philadelphia scheduled later in the year. The films all relate to some aspect of disability, but they are chosen with care. They are decidedly <em>not </em>about the heroic overcoming of a disability, but rather are cutting-edge depictions of the lives and stories of people with varying abilities, told in ways that may be shocking, touching, disturbing, or poignant, but are <em>always</em> thought-provoking. Each film is someone's story — whether real or imagined.</p>
<p><span class="inline inline inline-right inline-right"><img src="//www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/mwa_poster_v15_low.img_assist_custom_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image image-img_assist_custom" width="127" height="187" /></span>Dozens of venues in New York City's five boroughs, Long Island, and Westchester, will host films and related events during the week of February 9 through 14, 2012. The schedule lists the <a href="http://newyork.reelabilities.org/films" rel="nofollow">11 films and a selection of shorts</a>, and the <a href="http://newyork.reelabilities.org/events" rel="nofollow">art, dance, music, and speakers</a> that fill out the program. And something new has been added this year: <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/calendar?keyword=reelabilities&amp;location=&amp;type=4327&amp;topic=&amp;audience=&amp;date_op=BETWEEN&amp;date1=02%2F09%2F2012&amp;date2=02%2F14%2F2012"><em>Reading ReelAbilities</em></a>. Ten locations of The New York Public Library will be participating by including disability-themed books in their regular read-aloud session for children.</p>
<p><span class="inline inline inline-left inline-left"><img src="//www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/oceanheaven.img_assist_custom_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image image-img_assist_custom" width="222" height="148" /></span>NYPL first participated in ReelAbilities in 2011, and the partnership has expanded this year. Festival selections include: <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/08/film-screening-ocean-heaven-jet-li?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Ocean Heaven</a></em> (with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_Li" rel="nofollow">Jet Li</a>) and <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/09/film-screening-defining-beauty-ms-wheelchair-america?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America</a></em> at the Bronx Library Center on opening day, February 9; <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/11/reelabilities-film-festival-presents-aphasia?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Aphasia</a></em> at St. Agnes Library; <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/11/reelabilities-film-festival-presents-ocean-heaven?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Ocean Heaven</a></em> at Chatham Square Library; <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/11/reelabilities-film-festival-presents-reel-encounters-2012?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Reel Encounters</a></em> (short films) at Countee Cullen Library; and <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/13/films6pm-girlfriend-2010-94-mins?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Girlfriend</a></em> at Jefferson Market Library. An exhibition of patient/resident artwork from Coler-Goldwater Specialty Hospital and Nursing Hospital on Roosevelt Island will be on display at <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/09/reelabilities-film-festival-presents-art-exhibit-coler-goldwater?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Andrew Heiskell Braille &amp; Talking Book Library</a>. The 115th Street Library will also be exhibiting the <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/09/reelabilities-film-festival-presents-art-exhibit-coler-goldwater-0?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">artwork from Coler-Goldwater patients/residents</a>, as well as featuring a show by <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/13/reelabilities-film-festival-presents-heidi-latsky-dance-gimp-project?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Heidi Latsky Dance</a>, who will perform excerpts from Latsky's new piece, <em>Somewhere</em>, as part of the Gimp Project. </p>
<p><span class="inline inline inline-right inline-right"><img src="//www.nypl.org/sites/default/files/images_0_0.img_assist_custom_0.jpg" alt="" title="" class="image image image-img_assist_custom" width="221" height="136" /></span>Mid-Manhattan Library is happily hosting several events. During festival week, <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/12/defining-beauty-ms-wheelchair-america?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America</a></em> will be screened (February 12), and Elaine Hall and Diane Isaacs will speak about <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/13/seven-keys-unlock-autism-making-miracles-classroom-elaine-hall-founder-mi?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Seven Keys to Unlock Autism: Making Miracles in the Classroom</a></em> (February 13). As part of its regular Sunday afternoon film showings, Mid-Manhattan Library will show films from ReelAbilities Traveling Program on the remaining Sundays in February: <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/05/war-eagle-arkansas?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">War Eagle</a></em><em>, <a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/05/war-eagle-arkansas?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Arkansas</a>;</em> <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/19/straight-line-la-ligne-droite-color-98-minutes-2011-directed-r%C3%A9gis-wargni?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">The Straight Line (La Ligne droite)</a>; </em>and <em><a href="http://www.nypl.org/events/programs/2012/02/26/warrior-champions-color-80-minutes-2009-directed-craig-renaud-and-brent-r?pref=node_type_search%2Fevents">Warrior Champions</a></em>.</p>Disabilities and Accessibilityhttps://www.nypl.org/blog/2012/01/24/reelabilities-rules-disabilities-film-festival-new-york-city#commentsTue, 24 Jan 2012 11:29:15 -0500